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2017 Map of Village

Name: 2017 Topographic Map of Village
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2017
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2017

About this map

Corney Bayou snakes through the southwest corner of this landscape, anchoring a rural Columbia County network of small crossroads settlements and family-named landmarks. The topography is defined by the branching tributaries of Village Creek and Hurricane Creek, which drain a countryside populated by several historic communities including Lydesdale, Village, and Damascus.

Genealogists will find significant value in the mapped locations of scattered burial grounds such as the Old Bethel-Saint John Cem, Jameson Cem, and Miller Cem. These small cemeteries, often associated with local churches like Ebenezer or the Macedonia Cemetery, provide a precise spatial record of early settlement patterns. A complex grid of Columbia County roads, including Columbia Road 36 and Columbia Road 66, links these community nodes, reflecting a persistent agrarian layout preserved into the modern era.